Organizers
Charles Roques-Carmes, Stanford University, USA
Ido Kaminer, Technion, Israel
Aviv Karnieli, Stanford University, USA
This symposium explores the novel physics of interactions between free electrons and light in nanophotonics and integrated photonics platforms. This emerging field, known as free-electron quantum optics, redefines the free electron as a new quantum particle, opening new avenues for research and applications due to its high spectral tunability, ultrafast operation times and compatibility with various quantum optical information processing paradigms.
The session highlights the role of photonic structures in shaping free-electron interactions, leading to potential applications like versatile light sources, mini particle accelerators and sensitive detectors. It also underscores the significance of techniques such as cathodoluminescence and electron energy-loss spectroscopy for nanophotonic materials characterization. With emphasis on experimental platforms like scanning and transmission electron microscopes, the session aims to inspire innovations in areas like ultrafast and quantum effects in free-electron radiation, tunable short-wavelength emitters and topological states in photonic crystals.
Invited Speakers
Germaine Arend, Max Planck Göttingen, Germany
Gefen Baranes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Free-electron Quantum Optics for the Generation of Cat and GKP States
Jennifer Dionne, Stanford University, USA
Accelerating Quantum Materials Development with Advances in Transmission Electron Microscopy
Joel England, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Javier García de Abajo, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
Free-electron Quantum Optics
Peter Hommelhoff, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen, Germany
Photon-induced Near-field Electron Microscopy in Scanning Electron Microscopes
P. Donald Keathley, Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, USA
Studying Classical and Quantum Interactions Between Electrons and Photons in a Scanning Electron Microscope
Ofer Kfir, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Classical vs. Quantum Effects in Photon Coupling to Free Electrons
Mathieu Kociak, Universite de Paris VI, France
Nahid Talebi, Kiel University, Germany
Phase-locked Photon–electron Interaction Without a Laser
Yi Yang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Flatband Enhanced Smith-Purcell Radiation
Zhexin Zhao, Stanford University, USA
Quantum Entanglement and Modulation Enhancement of Free-electron–bound-electron Interaction